This scoundrel is a bit of a swordsman.

A moon-shaped shadow vanished, carrying the mysterious figure and Mu Wushuang with it. Ling Xue's ghost sword missed its target, and her anger was palpable.

The anger wasn't directed at the Fire Sword Immortal who bypassed them to attack Xiao Xingchen, but at Mu Wushuang. Clearly, Mu Wushuang had discerned something, and had repeatedly restrained them in their previous exchange, which infuriated her.

However, after the fire dragon was engulfed, a burst of energy suddenly dispersed, instantly destroying the fire dragon beyond recognition. A figure emerged from the flames.

Xiao Xingchen remained untouched by the dust; the fire dragon's attack did not cause him the slightest harm, and not even a single spark touched his clothes.

This was a stroke of good luck amidst misfortune. He looked around in confusion. This Fire Sword Immortal was determined to kill him; he could clearly feel the killing intent hidden within the fiery sword. Yet, he had never offended a Fire Sword Immortal, and since arriving in this world, he had encountered very few.

"Mu Wushuang seems to know that person!" Ling Xue's voice transmission entered his ears, startling him. He then asked,

"Where is Mu Wushuang?"

"I don't know. She disappeared along with that mysterious person. Just now, she summoned a bright moon."

"Bright Moon?" Xiao Xingchen was startled. Why would Mu Wushuang summon Bright Moon? This stumped the Fire Sword Immortal. Before he could finish his thought, the Xiao family's exclamations rang out.

"I knew I wasn't wrong about you. Although there was no spiritual energy fluctuation on your body, that fire dragon didn't harm you in the slightest. How did you do that?" Xiao Xingxue looked at her with great interest and curiosity.

"The secret method of the Shan family is invincible to all laws."

He gave a perfunctory reply and then stopped paying attention to Xiao Xingxue. At this moment, Mu Wushuang's sudden outburst had stirred up doubts in his mind.

"Pfft," Xiao Xingxue couldn't help but shake her head.

"Fine, don't say it if you don't want to. You're supposed to be invincible? How dare you say that? You think you're... *boom*"

A loud bang interrupted the three, and the black mist before their eyes began to turn red. This wasn't a localized crimson, but a widespread transformation into a blood mist. Just as they encountered the Fire Sword Immortal's attack, the Shen family members and Tian Ling within the black mist were simultaneously attacked by an unknown force.

Each attack sent up a cloud of blood mist, like the reaping of the Grim Reaper's scythe; in just a short while, large numbers of people were slaughtered.

This turn of events happened so suddenly that even though the Shen family and Tianling reacted quickly, the danger lurking around them remained elusive.

The young monk Miaowu's Bajie (Pigsy) Dharma form had re-established itself, standing high in the sky amidst the blood mist. The Shen family had also erected a massive magical artifact, enveloping everyone within it.

But the screams didn't stop; the scattered followers who had come in fell in droves.

"What happened? Who are the enemies lurking in the shadows? Why is this happening?" Xiao Xingxue asked in surprise. She thought she had a good understanding of the place, but now, before the gate had even been opened, unexpected events were occurring one after another.

The previously orderly scene suddenly descended into chaos, filled with screams of slaughter. The black mist rapidly absorbed the blood, turning into a crimson mist in the blink of an eye.

"It's much more dangerous here than you said. We thought we got here because we knew this place well, but that's clearly not the case. We all underestimated this place. Getting here was purely by luck."

Xiao Xingchen made his conclusion: he was because of the Three Ghosts, Ling Xue was because of his position, and as for Xiao Xingxue and Wushuang, they were just incredibly lucky; otherwise, they would be the ones being hunted down in the black mist right now.

This unseen enemy is terrifying, because the danger can come from anywhere. They had tried so hard, even using gunpowder, but hadn't managed to turn the black mist red. But with this sudden change, the red mist descended, and the demon tower began to exude an eerie, malevolent aura.

"Be careful, the Demon Tower is about to open."

The elders of the Xiao family, who had been standing at the main gate observing, also approached. Their expressions were grave as they looked at the spreading red mist. This red mist was no longer confined to the area they had passed through; it was now beginning to spread towards the Demon Tower. Soon, they too would be enveloped within the red mist.

"What should we do now?"

Xiao Xingchen asked, since the Xiao family had the most people here.

“I observed the patterns on the Demon Tower’s gate. At first, I thought the gate would open when the red mist descended, but I clearly missed something. There are great demons on the plaza and the pillars of the gate, but there is only one pillar that is empty. We judged that a great demon had escaped. But look at it now?” The Xiao family elder’s voice was heavy as he pointed to the blank pillar and continued.

This drew everyone's attention to the blank pillar. Xiao Xingchen was even startled awake. After the red mist spread and enveloped the seven pillars, new patterns began to appear on the originally blank demon pillar.

"What is that?" Xiao Xingchen's eyes widened in surprise, a chill running down his spine.

Instead of a gigantic monster, the pillar was adorned with ragged, lifeless figures.

"What is that?" Xiao Xingxue hurriedly turned to look at him.

"No, how could it be those people? Absolutely not."

Xiao Xingchen was shaken. He secretly resented Mu Wushuang's sudden disappearance. The figures carved on the pillars were extremely similar to the Moon Wheel Clan members he had seen in the Eternal Night—demons fused together by the gray mist. He had been attacked by those clansmen before.

But in the end, Aqing said that it was the survival method of the Moon Wheel Clan; merging with the gray mist was so that one day the Moon Wheel Clan could be resurrected.

Therefore, he was extremely shocked to see these things appearing on the pillar. Even as the red mist grew thicker, he could vaguely see several chains emerging on the pillar, which were remarkably similar to the chains wrapped around the back of the High Priest of the Moon Wheel.

Could this place be related to the Moon Wheel Clan? His eyes widened in disbelief, unable to accept this fact. He desperately needed Mu Wushuang to clear things up, but the woman had vanished without a trace, which was truly frustrating.

"What are you thinking about? Tell me quickly! We're all in this together now. Both sides have suffered heavy losses, and if we can't find a suitable solution, we'll follow in their footsteps," Xiao Xingxue said anxiously. The more people there were, the more dangerous it became.

Individual soldiers with exceptional abilities faced far less danger; those clustered together were being continuously eliminated, and this was also the area where the red blood mist was condensing most heavily.

"It's a human, an ancient race, but why would this race appear on that pillar? It doesn't make sense!" Xiao Xingchen didn't hide anything; he also wanted to figure everything out.

"What kind of remnant clan?"

"The Luna Clan!"

"Moon Wheel?"

The group frowned, and the Xiao family elder fell into deep thought.

"What kind of race is this? I've never heard of such a race before," Xiao Xingxue said angrily, suspecting that Xiao Xingchen was lying to him.

"Have you forgotten the moon halo that appeared on Mu Wushuang just now?" Xiao Xingchen couldn't help but remind him.